Environment and security on agenda of North American foreign ministers meeting

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion, left, Mexico's Foreign Affairs Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu, right, and U.S. Secretary of States John Kerry, centre right, pose with Bonhomme Carnaval, Quebec winter Carnival's mascot, during a photo opportunity at a meeting at a North American Foreign Ministers Meeting, Friday, January 29, 2016 in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

QUEBEC – Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion says he and his U.S. and Mexican counterparts discussed various topics at their meeting today, including economic issues and the fight against terrorism.

Dion, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Mexico’s Claudia Ruiz Massieu also spoke about human-trafficking and climate change.

The Quebec City meeting sets the stage for a summit later this year featuring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.

The so-called Three Amigos were supposed to meet in Canada last year, but former prime minister Stephen Harper cancelled the summit.